Yamanx
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TT build up
Come on guys, its only a few weeks to go, lets get some atmosphere here with some TT build up stuff. Are your bikes ready? Your kit and camping gear you just threw in the loft after last year.
Well I did just that bunged it all up in the loft, since then its got buried under junk, so in the loft over the weekend, digging it all out and in the workshop ready for inspection etc. Thinking of maybe fitting a rack on my tow bar and bringing a trials bike this year, not sure yet though, need to get it MOT'd first.
I've got my camping permit for Claddagh sorted, so that where we'll stay yet again
Wont be too long until the NW200 and then its really TT time, and some of the great folks out there will start posting the build up pics :0 We hope anyway.
"By all means think yourself big, but never think others small........." R.F. Scott
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22-04-2015, 01:03 PM |
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Steady the Edward
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RE: TT build up
That's rough , I hate all this bike theft stuff it is far too common these days , time more effort was put in to catching the scum responsible for it , hope you have a great time ,
as for me started getting the bike ready for its mot , took the back wheel out to get a new tyre fitted a d thought that swing arm could do with cleaning up and painting started to give it a wire brush and , ooooooops big hole tap tap two big holes !! oh dear so a replacement arm new bearings in the arm and the wheel while I was at it , busy busy boy , well all done now nice shiny new mot ,
then the insurance company I was with last year won't cover me this year because the bike has more than a £100 worth of extras on it a tank bag and top box ?? well it is a Pan Euro you put things like that on a touring bike !! so go through all the compare rubbish and the nice Mr Bennett covers me for £50 less than I paid last year , so think am now about ready (I did say THINK )
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22-04-2015, 07:05 PM |
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Smidsy
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RE: TT build up
Just booked the bike I'm taking in for its first MOT, as I know I wont finish the one I wanted to take in time.
Going homestay again, so its just like packing for a weekend away, don't need to get much together, although I always get itchy around now wanting to get the pannier bags out and start packing things I wont use between now and the off.
Hmm will I need some sun tan cream
Probably not.
"I stole these views from the cools kids, so I could fit in."
You don’t stop riding because you’re getting old, you get old because you stop riding
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23-04-2015, 10:58 AM |
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Lesq
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RE: TT build up
the Island is getting ready, new surfaces being put down, black and white paint everywhere ;-), not seen any of the safety barriers up yet, won't be long though.
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24-04-2015, 07:35 AM |
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Baldy Gaz
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RE: TT build up
I've been watching previous years review DVD's, washing and polishing my bike ready for the mot. Now I'm itching to get my luggage out of the cupboard to start packing it. I'm off work during practice week so I'll be listening to plenty off manx radio and popping over to watch the mananin loading up in Liverpool.
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24-04-2015, 12:26 PM |
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Virgil
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RE: TT build up
(24-04-2015, 12:32 PM)c iom tt Wrote: The wife has started to take the 'P' out of me as she has seen me checking my 'List of thing to take' last week.
Bike MOT and tax next week!
Heading down to the Cookstown 100 this weekend to get in the mood !
Some great racing with the Top boys turning up !
Virgil
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24-04-2015, 01:57 PM |
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